This Day In Wrestling History – March 27th‏

In 1988, WWF Wrestlemania IV was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event featured a one-night, 14-man tournament for the vacant WWF Title

– The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hercules
– Brutus Beefcake defeats The Honky Tonk Man by DQ (HTM retains the WWF Intercontinental Title)
– Randy Savage defeats One Man Gang by DQ in the lone tournament semi-final (Ted DiBiase received a bye to the final after the Hogan-Andre quarter final finished as a double DQ)
– Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeat Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Randy Savage defeats Ted DiBiase in the tournament final to win the vacant WWF Title

Also in 1988, the first NWA Clash of the Champions event was held in Greensboro, North Carolina. The event was purposely held on this day in an attempt to draw fans away from the WWF and Wrestlemania. It drew an impressive 5.6 rating on TBS